The Bird Man of South Keys
by Chris Sorrenti
from childhood
this two-note call has haunted me
WEEE HEEEE
WEEE HEEEE
a poor representation I know
but I could never see which bird
tiny so high in the trees
invisible
was familiar of course with the standard
DEE DEE DEE
DEE DEE DEE
didn’t know they made more than one sound
imagine trying to research it
in the pre-Internet daze
but thanks to Google
ALL HAIL GOOGLE
I discovered it today
WEEE HEEEE
WEEE HEEEE
DEE DEE DEE
DEE DEE DEE
now on to the next song
one bird at a time
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04/24/2020
